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Drama Techniques: Group 2: Farah, Daratul, Ain
Drama Techniques: Group 2: Farah, Daratul, Ain
The development of drama techniques is based on the conviction that using drama to teach English in real communication involving:
ideas, emotions, feelings appropriateness adaptability.
Provide teachers with a wider option of learnercentered activities to choose and enhance their efficiency in teaching English.
operates in a controlled manner so it is very useful for the teacher who is new to drama.
The aims
a. Comprehension and interpretation of character. b. Taking down notes. c. Practice in report writing.
Follow up
Variations
The reports are read aloud in class The learners discuss with the teacher which are the good ones and why.
Different learners can volunteer as the character to be interviewed. Class decides which learner gave the best interview and this write the report or the feature article.
Test the learners ability to react quickly and, although they can give the answer freely, they have to remember to give appropriate answers.
The aims of this activity are: a. Being able to sustain a meaningful telephone conversation. b. Interpretation character.
Procedure The class is divided into groups of two learners. The learners sit with their backs to each other so that they can only hear their telephone conversation partner. The learners in each group are to imagine that they are two different characters. A certain situation from the story/ text is taken for which every pair has to build up telephone conversation.
Follow up The conversations can be written down in the note books. The written texts are then corrected collaboratively.
Learner gets into the skin of the character and thinks from his/her point of view. He totally empathizes with the character.
Follow up
After the representatives of all the groups have performed, the class discusses which were the better selections and performances. It can be consolidated by writing the soliloquies in the form of diary entries in their notebooks.
Variations
The teacher could give a specific point of time in the life of the character to all groups. All the groups could be either given the same occasion or different occasions.
Reference
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/ChauhanDrama.html